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Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority

Invigilator’s Signature
(SREDA)
Power Division, Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources

2nd Energy Auditor Certification Examination-2022

Paper- 1 Candidate’s Roll No. 2 0 2 2 0 3

Examinee’s Name _________________________________________________

Paper 1: Fundamentals of Energy Management and Energy Audit

A Total Marks- 150, Time- 3.00 Hours, Date: 4 March 2022

 Important Instruction:
1. This Paper has 50 MCQs + 8 Short Questions + 6 Long Questions = Total 64 Questions.
2. Mark indicated on the right side of each question.

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3. Fill in correct circle with permanent ink ballpoint pen shown on the top sheet only

Invigilator’s Signature
corresponding to the MCQ given in Section A.
4. Answer in the blank space provided after each question (short/long).
5. Do not put any sign or write anything on the answer script except written answer.
6. Any unfair means, peer talking, keeping any communication device and misbehavior will
lead to cancellation of examination.

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 Section A: MCQ
Fill the appropriate circle in the OMR answer sheet at the top page.
1 x 50 =50
1 An electric kettle has a resistance of 30 Ω and it is connected to a 220 V supply. What
is the power rating (kW) of the kettle?

A) 1.61 C) 2.0

B) 1.5 D) 1.0

2 Wind speed is measured by

A) aerovelocity meter C) anemometer

B) odometer D) hygrometer

3 The most of the primary energy consumption by the world comes from

A) natural Gas C) coal

B) oil D) nuclear

4 The major consumer of the natural gas in Bangladesh is

A) power plants C) residential sector

B) fertiliser plants D) transport sector

5 LPG mainly consists of

A) butane and pentane C) propane and butane

B) natural gas condensate D) ethane and propane

6 What is PDCA in energy management cycle?

A) Plan-Do-Check-Act C) Plan-Do-Check-Achieve

B) Performance-Do-Check-Achieve D) Perceive-Design-Check-Achieve

7 How is “goodness-of-fit” checked in regression analysis?

A) correlation coefficient C) variance

B) R2 value D) predicted values

8 For a particular project, PERT estimates the time to completion of the project as 6
months more likely, 13 months pessimistically and 5 months optimistically. What is
the expected time to completion of the project?

A) 7 months C) 8 months

B) 6 months D) 5 months

9 Which of the following is usually not included in the direct cost of a project?

A) Salaries C) Office leasing rents

B) Equipment rentals D) Cost for training of related employees

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10 Which of the following is related to certification of energy management system?

A) ISO 50001 C) ISO-9000

B) ISO-45000 D) ISO-45001

11 What is the energy efficiency calculated from the following energy balance diagram?

A) 0.225 C) 1.0

B) 0.775 D) 0.525

12 If 50 wt% ten kilogram aqueous sugar solution is to be diluted to 20 wt% aqueous

sugar solution, how much water (kg) is to be added?
A) 10 C) 12.5

B) 15 D) 10

13 Preliminary energy audit typically requires

A) 1 day C) 7 Days

B) 3 Days D) 15 days

14 What is the world benchmark energy consumption (mmscf/ton of urea) for urea
manufacturing?

A) 20 C) 30

B) 25 D) 44

15 How much power generation potential (kW) is available in a run of river mini
hydropower plant for flow of 40 litres/second with a head of 12 metres? Assume
system efficiency of 60%.
A) 2.8 C) 4.8

B) 1.4 D) 288

16 25. What is the net calorific value of methane (CH4) in kJ/kg, if the Gross Calorific
Value of methane is 890 kJ/mol and the heat of vaporization of water is 44 kJ/mol?
A) 44,556 C) 40,000

B) 50,000 D) 45,500

17 Broadly, energy can be classified as

A) Potential, chemical and stored C) Radiant, motion, sound and electrical

mechanical energy energy

B) Kinetic, gravitational and nuclear D) Potential and kinetic energy

energy

18 A machine requires a force of 500N to move it 1km in 5minutes.Average power

utilized is
A) 2kW C) <2kW

B) >3kW D) None of the above

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19 Direct Current (DC) is

A) a measure of electric potential or C) current reverses in regular and

electromotive force recurring intervals of time

B) non-varying unidirectional current D) product of volt and power

20 Electric conductance is measured in

A) Watt C) Amp

B) Volt D) Mho

21 In a coil electric heater, power is measured in

A) W-h C) W or kW

B) Volt D) A-h

22 Power factor is unity for

A) inductive circuit C) capacitive circuit

B) resistive circuit D) inductive-capacitive circuit

23 A 70W fan PF 0.7, runs for 10h/day in a 230V line taking current 0.5A from supply.
Power consumption of the fan per day is
A) >800W C) =800W

B) <800W D) none of the above

24 In Fahrenheit Scale, freezing and boiling temperature in degree at air pressure are

A) 0 & 100 C) 0 & 32

B) 100 & 212 D) 32 & 212

25 At atmospheric pressure, Gauges are calibrated to read

A) 212 C) 76

B) 100 D) 0

26 1 kCal can raise the temperature of x kg water by 1°C where

A) 0.5 C) 1.5

B) 1 D) 2

27 Specific heat of water is

A) 2400J/kg°C C) 2300J/kg°C

B) 4200J/kg°C D) 3200J/kg°C

28 Change of state of a material from one state to another is known as

A) melting point C) vaporization

B) boiling point D) phase change

29 The viscosity of a fluid is decreasing with

A) increasing pressure C) decreasing temperature

B) increasing temperature D) none of the above

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30 Heat is transferred from hot to cold body by
A) 5 primary modes C) 3 primary modes

B) 4 primary modes D) none of the above

31 Conduction is the primary mode of heat transfer through

A) air C) solid

B) gas D) liquid

32 Molten salt is a mixture of

A) 60% sodium nitrate and 40% C) 60% potassium nitrate and 40%
potassium nitrate sodium nitrate

B) 60% calcium nitrate and 40% sodium D) 60% potassium nitrate and 40%
nitrate calcium nitrate

33 The first law of thermodynamics is concerned with

A) absolute zero C) the natural direction of energy process

B) the total amount of energy in the D) all of the above

system must remain constant

34 Renewable energy sources are

A) inexhaustible C) limited

B) exhaustible D) depletion able

35 In Bangladesh, the solar window is the period, typically

A) 06:30AM – 05:30PM C) 09:00AM – 03:00PM

B) 07:30AM – 05:00PM D) 10:00AM – 02:30PM

36 Renewable energy sources include

A) nuclear, wind, hydro, HFO etc. C) geothermal, potential difference of sea-
level, diesel etc.

B) sunlight, bio-mass, sea-tide, wave etc. D) natural gas, falling water, crude oil etc.

37 The wattage output of a PV module is rated in term of

A) Peak voltage C) Peak Watt

B) Peak Ampere D) Peak kVAr

38 Series of wind circulations in both northern and southern latitude is due to

A) temperature difference C) coriolis force

B) pressure variation D) none of the above

39 In Furling speed, a wind turbine needs to

A) run smoothly C) run in rated load

B) shut down D) start running

40 Typical capacity factor of a wind turbine is

A) 20-25% C) 31-40%

B) 26-30% D) 41-45%

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41 For the below project network diagram, critical path is

A) A – B – D – E – H – I C) A – C – F – G – H – I

B) A – C – E – H – I D) none of the above

42 Instrument measures air velocity in ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration

systems etc. is known as
A) oscilloscope C) lux meter

B) multimeter D) thermo-anemometer

43 For measuring the rotational speed of a shaft or wheel is called

A) Tachometer C) Voltmeter

B) Ammeter D) Multimeter

44 A Sankey diagram represents

A) heat balance C) temperature balance

B) energy balance D) pressure balance

45 Model Energy Policy will not deal with

A) reduce energy per unit production C) support all kind of energy resources
regardless of social impact

B) uphold legal & other requirements D) improve energy performance

regarding energy

46 Gantt chart shows

A) progress of a work C) cost of different components of a

project

B) schedule of different components of a D) risk analysis of a project

project

47 The following is an equation of straight line

A) y2 = a2 + b2x C) y = ax + b

B) y = ab + cx2 D) y = ax + bx2 + c

48 Energy generation is represented by

A) MW C) Kcal
B) MWh D) none of the above

49 The first step of a planning process will be

A) WBS C) CPM
B) Gantt Chart D) PERT

50 Detailed Energy Audit does not require

A) plant layout C) source of energy

B) energy tariff D) production data

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 Section B: Short Question
Marks
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01 Five kg water is to be heated from -10 C to 200 C at atmospheric 5
pressure. How much heat in kJ is required? List all assumptions, if any.
[Given: Specific Heat for ice, liquid water and water vapor are 2.1 kJ/kg,
4.2 kJ/kg and 2.1 kJ/kg respectively. Latent heat of melting and latent heat
of vaporization are 334 kJ/kg and 2265 kJ/kg, respectively]

02 Distinguish between preliminary energy audit and detailed energy 5

audit.

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03 List ten equipment used in energy audit work. 5

04 An experiment on the growth rate of certain organism requires an 5

environment of humid air enriched in oxygen. Three input streams are fed
into an evaporation chamber to produce an output stream with the desired
composition. Three input streams are, A: Liquid water fed at rate of 20
cm3/min, B: Air (21% O2 and 79% N2) and C: Pure O2 with a molar flow
rate one-fifth of the molar flow rate of stream B. The output gas is
analyzed and is found to contain 1.5 mole% water. Draw and label the
flowchart of the process, and calculate all unknown stream variables.

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05 What is energy? State the relationships of work, energy and power with 5
examples.

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06 A 3phase water pump motor’s measured parameters are 400V, 7 Amp and
5
0.8 PF. Find monthly energy consumption of machine running 2h/day.

Briefly describe the final energy consumption sectors in Bangladesh.

07 5
What is consumption of final energy in % of each sector?

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08 In a textile mill, an evaporator concentrates a liquor containing solids of
6% by w/w to produce an output containing 30% solids w/w. Calculate 5
the evaporation of water per 100kg of feed to evaporator?

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 Section C: Long Question
Marks
01 Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is the process of dividing complex 10
projects to simpler and manageable tasks. The project managers use this
method for simplifying the project execution. The WBS to manufacture a
component consisting of part X and Y is given below. Draw the project
network diagram and find the time to complete the project using CPM
method.

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02 A fuel gas containing 95 mole% methane and the balance ethane is burned 10
completely with 25% excess air. The stack gas leaves the furnace at 900
o
C and is cooled to 450oC in a heat exchanger in which heat lost by
cooling gases is used to produce steam from liquid water for heating,
power generation, or process applications. Perform the following:
a) Taking as a basis of calculation 100 mol of the fuel gas fed to the
furnace; calculate the amount of heat (kJ) that must be transferred from
the gas in the waste heat boiler to accomplish the indicated cooling.
b) How much saturated steam at 50 bar can be produced from boiler
feedwater at 40oC for the same basis of calculation? (Assume all the heat
transferred from the gas goes into the steam production.) [necessary data
tables are attached]

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03 Energy consumption and production data collected for furnace in a 10
foundry over a period of 18 months. During month 9, a heat recovery
system was installed. Using the plant monthly data and CUSUM
techniques, estimate the savings made with the heat recovery system. The
plant data is given in Table for Q-03:

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04 a) What is a project? Briefly describe Project Development Cycle (PDC) 5+5
steps.
b) “Gantt Chart is a tool for displaying the progress of a project” –
explain. What is the limitation of Gantt Chart?

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05 a) Briefly Describe Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle. 5+5

b) A 3phase 10kW motor has actual input 415V, 12 A, and 0.7PF when
measured during motor running. If the nameplate details of the motor are
415V, 18.2A and 0.9PF, find out the motor loading and the actual input
power of the motor.

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06 Using the given data in the activity table, 2x5

a) Draw the network

b) Calculate expected time for all tasks
c) Calculate variance for all tasks
d) Determine all possible path and their estimated durations
e) Identify the critical path.
Ambient temperature = 30°C.

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 Data Table -01: Specific Enthalpies of Selected Gases: SI Units

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 Data Table -02: Properties of Saturated Steam: Temperature Table

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Data Table -03: Properties of Saturated Steam: Pressure Table

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